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Want to Support Democracy in the Middle East? Stop Arming Authoritarians
Next week, U.S. President Joe Biden will host an inaugural "Summit for Democracy" that is meant to bolster his administration's stated goal "to renew democracy at home and confront autocracies abroad."
Biden began promoting the high-profile event during last year’s election campaign and promised to hold it during his first year in office.
- John Hursh
- DAWN
After delays because of the coronavirus pandemic, the summit is finally here, albeit virtually.
But the Summit for Democracy has been compromised before it even begins.
In the Middle East and elsewhere, the U.S. government’s continued arming of authoritarian rulers undercuts democratic movements and…